Joseph Carson was born in Fintona City, Tyrone, Ireland, on July 22, 1892, the son of Samuel Carson and Margaret Carson, of Garvallagh, Tyrone, Ireland. His siblings included: Edward (born 1885); Margaret (born 1889); Thomas (born 1891); Samuel (born 1895); and Isaac (born 1899). Joseph came to Sarnia, and lived with a relative, Mrs. William Shedden, of 322 Campbell Street, Sarnia. He was employed by Imperial Oil Company for five years. Joseph was conscripted for service January 9, 1918, in London Ontario. Single at the time, he listed his occupation as a farmer. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Western Ontario Regiment, 47th Battalion, with the rank of Private.
On September 29, 1918, Joseph Carson would lose his life while fighting in France during Canada’s final Hundred Days Campaign. In late October 1918, his relative Mrs. William Shedden in Sarnia would receive the news that Pte. Joe Carson had made the supreme sacrifice for his country on the battlefield. Joseph Carson would later be officially listed as, Killed in action. During operations outside of the village of Sailly, he was hit in the stomach by enemy machine gun bullets and instantly killed. Twenty-six year old Joseph Carson is buried in Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Grave I.A.19. On the Sarnia cenotaph, his name is inscribed as R.J. Carson.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G